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The Heppner Ciettt. established March 30. 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18. 1897. Coruwlld.ted February 13.
1911
WESLEY A. SHEtMAM
Editor and fublll
iO NIWIMPU
At
Subscription Bat: Morrow and Grant Counties, H00 Year; Else
what H50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday
and Inured at the Port Office at Heppnet, Oregon, a Second
Class Matter.
DDD to Bring New Era in Communications
Distant places will be as near as your neighbor next door In
the world of communication when direct distance dialing comes
to this area in May.
The new system, brought about by almost fantastic advances
In the field, will bring new adventure to Ion distance telcphon
!n and at the same time will speed calls placed anywhere
liaKhndbto. district manapr of Northw-t
Bell explained to the Chamber of Commerce Mundi, the caller
S i 5lal eleven digit to reach points outside his own area
Twhld in our case Is the state of Oregon . Inside the state,
he will dial less, eliminating the three for the area code.
An Ingenlouspart of the system, too. is the billing control.
AccouS will be of two types. LAMA (located automatic
machine accounting) and CAMA (centralized automatic ma
chine accounting) which will handle the business part of each
call and see that the charges are properly made. An incredible
ounch tat system Is used in the process.
A letter prefixes will be eliminated to add needed capacity
to the system throughout the country, since new te ephones
are being added at the rate of 8000 per day. Into. too. will
eliminate confusion that is experienced In P"'.0 Ut
letters in the prefixes, such as "ds" with "t's" and 'bs with
8 There has been a tremendous amount of work in develop
ing this system, and although the telephone company seems to
have thought of almost everything to make it as simple as
possible for the public to understand and as easy as possible to
put Into operation, the changeover will be a big task.
In ensuing months, an Intensive program will be undertaken
using Various methods to educate the pubi c to t new "ven
digit local numbers and to Implement the direct distance dialing
8yhOne presentation designed for community croups, explain
the plan entertainingly and tells the part that the telephone
user has to play. Any groups Interested lr, having h's f their
meetings may contact the Pendleton office, for further infor
mation. Century 21 Gaining Keen Interest
All Indications point to the fact that the Cenutry 21 Ex
position in . Seattle. April 21 through October 21, Is capturing
the imaginative interest of the public.
Apparently ticket sales have been booming, and even in
our own area quite a number have made plans to attend. JacK
Bedford, manager of the First National Bank here has an
nounced that the bank has books of tickets for sale at dis
counts of 35 to 40 per cent until March 15.
This World's Fair should be a great tourist attraction for
the entire northwest. To boost It, advertisements n i national
magazines suggest that visitors tour the entire WONDLR-tull
state of Wastilngton."
Oregonlans hope that visitors from far-flung Places will
find time to see this states scenic attractions, too. And for
hose who want to find the real flavor of the west, we would
sucgest that they go off the beaten track and come to Morrow
Sty to see thl wheat and cattle country. We will have some
attractions of our own, too, In the rodeo and fair that could well
stand additional promotion this year.
We have one suggestion for the "WONDER-full State of
Washington" that visitors would appreciate: Its highway depart
ment should do a better Job of marking roads and highways.
We took our first trip to the Kennewlck-Richlandl'asco area on
a recent Sunday. In downtown Kennewick, we came to a main
intersection that wasn't marked, took a wrong turn and traveled
some 25 miles without seeing a single directional sign until
we realized (upon consultation of a map) that we were in Horse
Heaven country. When we started out, it wasn't our intention
to go all the way to Heaven, even though we were traveling in
our wonderful neighboring state to the north!
Even the signs that announce names of towns are so small
that a motorist really has to squint to read them. Maybe that is
a subtle method of getting drivers to slow down, but we think
Washlngtonians could well learn a lesson from the Oregon State
Highway department on announcing its cities and towns, as
well as on marking highways.
How to Gain Equal Status With U.S.S.R.
Those persons who are Inclined to speak disparagingly of the
United States' progress in comparison to the U.S.S.K. might well
consider some information passed out by Gene Pierce, manager
of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, from the American Economic
Foundation recently.
In a little folder called "The Economic Facts of Life," were
some facts compiled by the St. Paul Area Chamber of Commerce
It said:
"In order to achieve equality with the U.S.S.R. here Is what
we must do:
"1. Abandon three-fifths of our steel capacity.
"2. Abandon two-thirds of our petroleum capacity.
"3. Scrap two out of every three of our hydroelectric plants.
"4. Forget over 90 of our natural gas.
"5. Eliminate 95 of our electric motor output.
"6. Kip up fourteen of every fifteen miles of our paved
highways.
"7. Destroy two of every three miles of our railroads.
"8. Sink eight of every nine of our ocean going ships.
"9. Junk nineteen of every twenty of our cars and trucks.
"10. Slash all paychecks by three-fourths.
"1. Transfer 60,000,000 Americans back to the farms.
"12. Destroy 40,000,000 television sets.
"13. Kip out nine of every ten telephones.
"14. Tear down seven of every ten houses that now stand.
"Revealing as they are, these figures cannot portray the
comparatively miserable conditions of the Russian people.
"While an American worker is earning $16 for an 8-hour
day, a Russian worker earns about $2.25.
"In America there is about 370 square feet of housing for
every man, woman and child in Russia the figure is about 79
square feet
"In hours of labor a Russian pays about 13 times as much
for a suit of clothes. 30 times as much for a pair of shoos, 3
times as much for bread, and 6 times as much for milk.
"In central heating, plumbing, and labor saving home ap
pliances, the disparity is too great to attempt a measurement.
"It would seem that in spite of Russia's 'economic miracle'
we are still comfortably ahead."
What Rights-Communistic or Democratic?
"Hall to Fight for Rights" was the headline in a daily paper
Tuesday relating to Gus Hall's battle to schedule speaking en
eaeements in the northwest. The question comes to mind
whether he Is seeking the "rights" that ho is enjoying in ri
democratic society or whether he is thinking of the "rights
(or lack of them) that would be granted under communism, the
system he espouses.
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KELCN E. SHERMAN
Associate Publisher
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Boardman Council
Discusses City
Problems, Plans
Br MART LEE MA It LOW
BoA RUM A.N The Boardann
city council asked the C'y
Planning commission to lnve-
titrate the possibilities of forming
a Moiulto Control district her
at the meeting of the coumH
last week. The mosquito prob
lem Is Incoming worn each year
and the past practice of lust
praying the towr. lias been un
satisfactory.
The planning commission rec
ommended that the council re-
jct two franchises that had
Ix-en submitted to them, one
for garbage collection, and the
other for supplying gas to the
itv. The council voted to table
the matter until next month.
A decision was made to ask
the city attorney to attend the
hearing or the Umatilla tier-
trie Cooperative Association In
Hermiston February 15 for appli
cation for exclusive territorial
rights, and ask that the city of
Boardman be excluded from thi
territory.
n,,h sf-ard. schcol board mem-
tM-r, announces that there will
he a hearing on the Morrow
county school budget March 26
at 8 p. m. In Heppner. The budget
committee aaopiea me duuci
... tM m.tlnr there last week.
There will be no Increases In
taxes this year, althougn tnere
was an Increase In the budget,
the basic school support will
cover the Increase. Any group
requesting a special hearing can
do so. and the board will come
here for it.
Grange Gives Degrees
Ti, iriAAM tiAtv mpmhors of
Greenfield Grang.; in Boardman,
...wi uninus f'.ranpp In lone re
ceived Initiation in the third and
fourth degrees here sunaav
(i...n,,nn ut I hp rranee hall.
Thoe from lone were Ralph and
Roger Klncald, Bill AKers, anir
Icy Hicks and Sherry Corley.
From Greenfield were Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Boothmsn. Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Crews, Mr. and Mrs. Eer-
nard Donovan and .Mr. ana Mrs.
Joe Hay.
Clyde Tannrhill, retiring coun
ty deputy, was presented a lft
by Willows orange.
'-.!. ulcltnra nrpsent from
lone were Mr. and Mrs. Wate
Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Os.-ar
lll Mr arifl Mm Rpfl AkerS.
Mrs. Vida Heliker, Mrs. Evelyn
Hicks and Mrs. Tunic swanson.
o-u i aHia Air! Societv of
Community church met Wednes
day afternoon oi lasi wee hi
the church, wun Mrs. iuhuh
Bishop and Mrs. Setli Kussen as
hostesses. Mrs. Clifford Wood of
Koscburg was a visitor.
Delia Faulkner led the miss
ionary program, her topic being
"Others."
The society recently sent 130
pounds of clothing to the Open
Door Children's Home in Hazard
Ky Bandages were rolled to senu
to missionary Margery Benedict
in Africa.
The next meeting will be an
all-day workshop at the church
February 21.
Thorpe New County Deputy
Nathan Thorpe, master of
Greenfield Grange, has received
appointment as county deputy
for Morrow county to replace
Clyde Tannehill, who recently
resigned after serving as deputy
for ten years. Announcement was
made at the meeting of Green
field Grange Thursday night of
last week at the hall.
Ed Booihman was installed as
assistant steward, and Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Crews received the
obligation in the first and fourth
degrees.
The evening bepan with pot
luck supMr nt 6:30, with Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Briggs and Mr.
and Mrs. Claud Worden as hosts.
Following the meeting the rest
of the evening was spent playing
pinochle.
The grange will have another
eard party February 16 at the
hall.
Postmaster Flossie Coats, sec
retary of the Oregon Branch,
National League of Postmasters,
attended an executive board
meeting last Thursday at Twenty
Miracle Miles on the coast. Frl
day she attended a regional of
fice meeting in Portland. CclPi
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ITe are ai jour tervtct around the clockl
ftl
n
Chaff nd
Wes Sherman
"YESTERDAY I picked me a
buttercup." void till Weather
ford as he came booming
through the (Jaielte-Tlme door
Tuesday. "This morning I heard
a kllldeer. And today 1 saw a
ground squirrel AH 10 days
earlier than usual."
Well, this portend that some
thing good is on the way. Vve 11
accept these igns as consider
ably more reliable than some of
the TV weather prognoslicators.
IF YOU are one who has searched
the columns of the
vain for announcement of the
monthly visit of the drivers ex
aminer, we regret to say that 11
Norton, Mitchell postmaster, and
Bea Scoggins. Arlington post
master, accompanied her.
Mrs. Charles Anderegg was
called to Corvallls Monday by
the Illness of her dauKhtci
Barbara student at ObU, who
had an emergency appendec
tomy Monday morning at tne
Good Samaritan hospital in Cor
vallls. Mrs. W. G. Seehafer ac
rompanied her and will visit at
the home of her son In-law ana
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. George
'lolderman.
Pvt. Earl Easton, who just
finished baic training at Fort
Ord. Calif., visited the first of
the week at the home of Mrs.
Ervin Flock. He and Mrs. LasP.r
who has visiteo here for a
month, left for Oaksdale, Wn. to
visit her parents. Mr and Mrs.
Alvin Deulen, and from there
will go to Marland where ho
will be stationed.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Zivney and
children of Portland were recent
overnight visitors at the home
of Zivney's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Zivney.
Sunday visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hoffman
were Hoffman's Brother and sis-ter-in
law. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Hoffman of Condon, his brother-in-law
and sister. Mr. and Mis.
Carl Webb of Stanfield. Mr. tnd
Mrs. Rudolph Steicke of Arling
ton, Mrs. Clifford Wood of Roe
burg, and Mrs. Louise Karwood
of Boardman.
Mr. and Mrs. Fd Skoubo and
children David and Janell spent
the week-end in Eugene visiting
nt the home of Mrs. Skoubo s
brother and sister-in-law, Mr,
and Mrs. John l.uhrs.
Tat Miller, daughter of Mrs.
Russell Miller, has been a pat
lent in Good Shepherd hospi'a'
in Hermiston since last Thins
day, suffering with a severe at
tack of tonsilitis.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Fortner
spent last week In Portland visit
ing at the home of their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Fortner. On their
way home thev also visited at
the homo of Harriet Wells at
Wasco, and Mrs. T. M. Rolfe at
Grass Valley.
Mrs. Clifford Wood of Rose
burg visited he: sister, Mrs.
Louise Earwood, for the past ten
days. .
The annual Sweetheart Din.ier
,f the Boardman Tillicum club
will he held at the Hitchin' Tost
Cafe, February 11 at 6:30 p. m.
Dard Meeting February 19
The board meeting of the 1th
district of the Oregon Federation
if Women's clubs which was
'o be February 12, has been post
poned until February 19. It will
start it 9-30 a. m. at the Hitchin
ii .. . f . f .-.
W. W. Hartle has returned to
the home of his so-nin law nu
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Marlow, after visiting the pant
..,L-o at thp homes of hlc
daughters. Mrs. Clarence Thomas
'n Riggins, Idario. ana mi. umt
Smith in Weiser, Idaho. His .son,
Harold Hartle, Pendleto".
brought him home Sunday.
dk-.-, tMUinc nf The Dalles
spent the week-end at the home
f her grandparents, mi. i"u
Mrs. Bob Miller.
STAR THEATER
Thone 6-9278
If no answer call 6-9452
capsule
doctor's
Chatter
hasn't been printed. Reason: The
card from the Department of
Motor Vehicles, telling of
February 6 visit, arrived here
February 11 and was postmarked
February a.
MRS ORVILLE Cutsforth Is of
the opinion that there is at
least one fellow who needs a
lutle more education on direct
distance dialing.
The phone rang at meir pirne
near Lexington one night after
lh ru.nllu r..lr..il Mrs. Culsfortft
got up to answer the phone and
a voice askeu. ' is traiia uieic.
She told him that there was
no Frank at their home.
Then the voice asked If this
wasn't a certain number In New
York. Mrs. Cutsforth said, "No,
this is 3-S173 in Lexington, Ore
gon."
Whereunon the man apol
ogized and hung up.
She had hardly gotten back
to bed when the phone rang
again.
"Is Frank there?" the same
voice asked.
An.i the same routine was
gone through once more with
Mrs. Cutsforth patiently explain
ing that their wheat ranch was
quite a distance from New York.
Of course, direct distance aiai
iffeet here for the
public but Dale Slusher, Pendle
ton telephone manager, says
that operators nave oeen usuig
it tor nnm limp. And there may
be some persons In other parts
of the country who have it. It
is possible that he might have
dialed the 503 code for Oregon
by mbtake and the following
digits correspond with the Cuts
frwthv hut oddlv enough, none
of the New York state codes re
semble that for Orgeon.
It s a mystery. Aiayoe iran
will show up on the wheat ranch
some day.
Heart Fund Drive
On Through February
The l"Ju2 Heart runa anve in
Morrow county is getting well
underway this week, according
in Mrs r c. Jones. Lexington,
county co-chairman. Most busi
ness houses have heart fund
boxes out for public contribution,
letters have been mailed to resi
dents and various coffee hours
have been sponsored in benefit
of the drive, especially in the
Lexington and lone communities.
Heading the organization with
Mrs. Jones is Mrs. Cecil Thorne,
lone, Mrs. Bob Despain, lone,
Mrs. Anna Schaeffer, Cecil, and
Karl Soward, Heppner. The drivel
Mr. Frank am n ana wirs.
Will CUOWIIUtT unuufeit ..."
of February
Those wishing to donate to
tun fnnH as a memorial to a
deceased person, In lieu of floral
offerings, are asked to send them
directly, or through the family ,
involved, to Mrs. Ruby Roberts, 1
postmistress, lone, who is mem-,
onai cnairman.
Church Holds Meeting
The annual congregational
meeting of the Boardman Com
munity church was held Sunday
morning at the church following
services.
The annual budget was pre
sented and accepted, and annual
reports were given.
Leo Potts was elected as elder
for a term of three years, and
Harold Rash was elected trustee
for three years. Mrs. Russell Mil
ler was elected Sunday school
superintendent, and Mrs. Arnin
Hug assistant superintendent
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Coming Events
BENEFIT PANCAKE SUPPER
AND CARD PARTY
Rhea Creek Grange hall, Sat
urday night, 6 p. m.
COOKED FOOD SALE
Red and White Grocery By
Carnation Club Saturday, from
10 a. m. to 5 p. m.
SQUARED-UP ROUNDERS
SQUARE DANCE
Live calling, instruction by
Keats Oliver of Condon. Saturday-
night, Wrangler's Bldg.
This space will be used
each week to announce com
ing events of a public service
nature at no charge.
Make Your Request By Tues
day of Each Week to the
Paper or to Ruggles Agency.
SFONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
Heppcei
P. a Box 611
PH. 6-9625
MRS. ARCHIE Tadberg. back a
few days ago from a trip to
California, puked up a little
poem that the think fit Hepp
ner to a T:
Uttle Town
I like to live In a little town
where the trees meet acro the
street.
where you wave your hand and
say. Hello!"
to everyone you meet.
I like to stand for a moment
outside the grocery store
and listen to the friendly gossip
of
the folks that live next door.
For life Is interwoven
with the friends we learn to
know
and we hear their Joys and sor
rows as we dally come and go.
So I like to live In a little town.
I care no more to roam.
For every house In a little town
Is more than a house, It's home.
DONT BE surprised if there Is
a sudden Indian uprising in
the hills of upper Willow Creek
country. There must be a few
redskins still hiding out up there
who are on the warpath.
One of the Klnzua log trucks
Bud
m DOWN
UNTIL
SAYS
"Come In and See Me"
IS
fTIRESj
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1 USED TIRESjl
mrade-in tires
Iblackwalls
MITEWALLSl
Mall types I
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IjubelessJ
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I PER WEEK.
GENERAL)
TIRE
FORD'S TIRE SERVICE
"Your General Tire Dealer"
N. MAIN HEPPNER
came Into the Heppner shop Wed.
ncday with a flat tire, accord
im' to l. II. Jones.
When Jo Yocom of Lexington
matted to work on the lite, he
dug out the Inotruinent that
caused It to go flat. It wa a
well shaped flint arrowhead with
a tip and corner broken oif.
Padbergs Return
From Southern Trip
Mr. nnd Mr. Archie Padlerp
returned Feb. 5 from a month's
vacation trip through California.
The couple left January" a.,ul
were as far south as Los Angeles,
Calif. One week was Ment at the
home of Mr. Padherg's daughter
and husband. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Moore. Other relatives vl
it.tl were Mrs. Edith Castle, n
sister in law In Yuba City. Calif.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Garth Wake,
a niece and husband of Mrs.
I 'ad berg. In Vac a vi lie. Calif.
They sjM'nt some time sight
seeing around Hollywood and
were able to sit In on some TV
shows. They experienced all
kinds of weather. Including the
cold and snow, and plenty o
rain.
Peel
!
pay
' MARCH
AS LOW AS
THE